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A ladder 20 feet long is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 16 feet away from the wall. If the upper end of the ladder slide along wall is `lambda` times the lower end of the ladder pull along the ground. Find the value of `lambda`.

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`(4)/(3)`
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